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28 Cards in this Set
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Fungi |
Single-cell/multicellular organism, primary role serve as decomposers of dead plants and animals. |
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Yeasts |
Fungal infection typically on the skin or mucous membrane, caused by candida. |
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Mycoses |
Fungal infection. |
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Azoles |
Largest and most adapted group of antifungals, treat systemic or superficial fungal infections. |
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Protozoa |
Single-called organism that inhibit water, soil, and animal hosts. |
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Malaria |
Caused by four species of the protozoan plasmodium. |
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Helminths |
Consists of various species of parasitic worms, more complex than protozoans. |
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Viruses |
Nonliving agents that infect bacteria, plants, and animals. |
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Intercellular parasites |
Must be inside the host cell to cause infection. |
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AIDS |
(Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) loss of body’s cellular immunity, greatly lowering resistance to infection and malignancy. |
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HIV |
(Human immunodeficiency virus) lives in the blood, bodily fluids, weakens immune system. |
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CD4 T-Cell |
White blood cells, when counts below 200 raises risk for opportunistic infections. |
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Viral load |
Important indicator of how the virus is responding to antiretroviral therapy. |
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HAART (Highly active antiretroviral therapy) |
Aggression treatment with multiple drugs, reducing plasma HIV RNA to its lowest level. |
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Influenza |
Vital infection characterized by Acute symptoms, sore throat, sneezing, coughing, fever, chills. |
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Hepatitis |
Common infection caused by a number of different viruses. |
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Allergen |
A foreign substance that causes an allergic reaction. |
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Seasonal allergic reaction |
Person effected a couple months, fall/spring when plans trees are blooming. |
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Perennial allergic reaction |
Person is effected throughout the year, due to dust mites, animal dander, or mold. |
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Antihistamines |
Widely used OTC remedies for relief of allergy symptoms, motion sickness, insomnia. |
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H1 blockers |
Class of medications that block the action of histamine at the H1 receptor. |
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Vertigo |
feeling off balance. |
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Insomnia |
Sleep disorder, hard to fall asleep or stay asleep. |
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Urticaria |
Hives often caused by the release of histamine. |
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Rebound congestion |
Hypersecretion of mucus and worsening of nasal congestion once drug wears off. |
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Antitussives |
Medications that control cough. |
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Expectorants |
Drugs that reduce the thickness of viscosity of bronchial secretion, increase mucus flow. |
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Mycolytics |
Drugs that break down chemical structure of mucus molecules, mucus become thinner. |
